
It's time to wake up and smell the coffee
Colombia's crackdown on drug gangs and rebel forces has opened up areas previously out of bounds to tourists. Adrian Mourby reports
Travellers Guide to Antarctica
This remote wilderness is like nowhere else on Earth, which makes a voyage there all the more rewarding, says Simon Calder
A kaleidoscope of colour in Kolkata
Opulent Raj-era monuments and crushing poverty sit side by side in West Bengal's teeming metropolis.
City Slicker in Shanghai
This Chinese city will host the World Expo next year. And preparations are well under way. Evelyn Chen offers a guide for new and returning visitors
48 hours in Bermuda
As the Queen arrives to celebrate the island's 400th birthday, Ben Ross prescribes the perfect mid-Atlantic winter break.
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48 Hours In: Istanbul
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Forget the Guggenheim: it's Bilbao's iconic football team that really stirs the pride of locals, says Will Hawkes

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Travel challenge A new year get-together in England
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On The Road: The East African market where the brands come cheap
I am trying to decide between a Gap shirt and a Guess top. My partner has a carrier bag containing a pair of Adidas trainers and a Versace tie. We're not in a Dubai shopping mall or a Manhattan department store. We're shopping at an open market in Kisumu, a dusty little backwater on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya.
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